It is kind of ironic how on a year that is rather significant, I did not do my usual birthday post. Well, if the beginning of the year, with my emergency hospital admission, is any indication, things this year are turning out in rather unexpected ways. Whether it is something big or small, it does […]
Talk about a dramatic start to the year!
It’s been less than a month into the new year and so much has already happened. I’m re-reading my 2023 recap now and once again, I am struck by the irony of it all. When I said that “I was concerned about the other shoe dropping”, gosh, I certainly didn’t realise it would be my […]
2023. Was it the same, old year?
Just like that, another year has flown by. After the nasty that was 2022, 2023 floated by peacefully for the first six months of the year. “Peaceful” is relative; there were things happening but because I had shut down after 2022, and had built my boundaries pretty high, I think I was just trying to […]
A Quick Note About The Radio Silence…
I have been totally slacking on writing articles for my blog, haven’t I? My last post, Will I Ever Be Okay, was on April 3rd?! Well, it’s only because I had decided, this year, that my writing focus would be on that book I have been meaning to write for the past few years, but […]
Will I Ever Be Okay?
I don’t know if I will ever be “okay”. Well, as far as society’s definition of what “okay” means, I guess. Does okay mean never feeling down, lost, hopeless? Does okay mean living a life of perfect equilibrium, knowing that there will always be ups and downs? The downs, the sadness that I am talking […]
2022 – Done and Dusted, Bring It On 2023.
I wanted to write my year-end article more for myself than anything else. While I am trying to practice not looking back too much, I thought it would be good to capture just what a year it has been. That said, thanks to my mindfulness practices, I no longer feel compelled to pinpoint the year […]
Feeling guilty about enjoying life when it’s all crappy around you?
That’s the premise behind this year’s Birthday Musings post. I’m a little late this year, because I’ve been occupied; each month this year has seen me busy with something, and my mental health advocacy efforts have had to take a backseat. I’m also starting to ponder the future of this blog. I feel as though […]
We all have something to celebrate on International Women’s Day
Feeling lacklustre, or was it lost, I turned to one of my favourite self-care activities. Listening to a mind health podcast while vaguely sweating it out at the gym. I guess what prompted this was International Women’s Day (IWD). Looking at the many events and stories featuring amazing women, I experienced something I haven’t had […]
My Long Battle with Endometriosis
Hello! This is not an overtly mental health related post (though there are mental health implications for those who suffer from this disease), but seeing as how I have had two big surgeries to deal with endometriosis in the span of 10 years, I thought I’d share my experience in regard to this normally not […]
Doc gave you Licence to Chill. Can you?
Right. We are well into the New Year and it’s been all about my recent operation so far. On Jan 5th, I had surgery for endometriosis and to remove my swollen fallopian tubes. Might not sound like the best way to start the year, but you could also say that I was prioritising my health, […]